2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cincinnati, OH vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 0.8% more per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Columbia than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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